"a freedman, one who having been a slave has obtained his freedom, or whose father was a freed-man; in NT the λιβερτῖνοι probably denote Jews who had been carried captive to Rome, and subsequently manumitted, Acts 6:9*"
Definition and meaning
a freedman, one who having been a slave has obtained his freedom, or whose father was a freed-man; in NT the λιβερτῖνοι probably denote Jews who had been carried captive to Rome, and subsequently manumitted, Acts 6:9*
In the original Greek the word is written: Λιβερτῖνος
Historical context
The Roman Empire provided infrastructure no previous civilization had built — roads, sea routes, a common language in Greek, and relative peace across the Mediterranean. Jewish synagogues existed in every major city, giving Paul a starting point everywhere he traveled. The early church had no buildings, no political power, no social standing — and spread faster than any movement in ancient history.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of libertinos (G3032) across the King James Bible.
Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
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Common questions
Strong's G3032 (libertinos) is a Greek word that means: a freedman, one who having been a slave has obtained his freedom, or whose father was a freed-man; in NT the λιβερτῖνοι probably denote Jews who had been carried captive to Rome, and subsequently manu... It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word libertinos (G3032) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3032 is libertinos, a Greek word defined as: a freedman, one who having been a slave has obtained his freedom, or whose father was a freed-man; in NT the λιβερτῖνοι probably denote Jews who had b. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
libertinos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.